Factbox: Airlines cancel flights after US and Israel strike Iran

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March 2 (Reuters) -
Global air travel
remained in turmoil
 on Monday as the war in Iran forced the closure of key Middle Eastern hubs including Dubai, Doha and Abu Dhabi for a third day, stranding tens of thousands of passengers worldwide and disrupting thousands of flights.

Global airlines had cancelled flights across the Middle East after the United States and Israel launched strikes on Iran on Saturday, plunging the region into a new conflict.

Below is the latest on flights listed by airline in alphabetical order:

AEGEAN AIRLINES

Greece's largest carrier AGNr.AT suspended flights to and from Tel Aviv in Israel, Beirut in Lebanon and Erbil in Iraq through March 3.

AIR BALTIC

Latvia's airBaltic said that all flights to and from Tel Aviv until March 9 had been cancelled. All flights to and from Dubai have been cancelled through March 4, as well as a flight from Dubai to Vilnius on March 5.

AIR EUROPA

The Spanish airline cancelled all its flights to Tel Aviv until March 4 and added that flights from March 5 to 8 may be affected, depending on how the situation develops.

AIR FRANCE KLM

Air France AIRF.PA cancelled flights to and from Tel Aviv, Beirut, Dubai and Riyadh through March 3.

KLM said its flights to and from Dubai, Riyadh and Dammam may be disrupted through March 6 and flights to and from Tel Aviv were suspended.

AIR INDIA

The airline suspended all flights to and from the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Israel, and Qatar through March 2. It also cancelled some flights to and from Europe on March 2.

BRITISH AIRWAYS

IAG-owned British Airways ICAG.L said flights to Amman, Abu Dhabi, Bahrain, Dubai, Doha and Tel Aviv up to and including March 5 were cancelled as well as the Larnaca service on March 2.

CATHAY PACIFIC AIRWAYS

The Hong Kong airline 0293.HK said it had cancelled all of its flights to and from Dubai until March 5 and suspended its flights to Riyadh through March 3.

DELTA

The U.S. carrier DAL.N said it cancelled flights from New York-JFK to Tel Aviv (TLV) through March 8 and from TLV to JFK through March 9.

EL AL ISRAEL AIRLINES

EL AL ELAL.TA and Sundor flights to and from Israel were cancelled until 2:00 AM on March  4.

EMIRATES

Emirates said it had suspended all flights to and from Dubai until 1100 GMT on March 3.

ETIHAD AIRWAYS

The carrier said it had suspended all flights to and from its Abu Dhabi hub until 1000 GMT on March 3.

FINNAIR

The Finnish carrier FIA1S.HE said it had halted Doha flights until March 6 and Dubai flights until March 28, and is avoiding the airspace of Iraq, Iran, Syria, and Israel.

FLYDUBAI

The UAE airline said it had suspended all flights to and from Dubai until 1100 GMT of March 3.

INDIGO

IndiGo INGL.NS, India's biggest airline, said it had suspended all flights that used Middle Eastern airspace until at least March 2. It cancelled other flights until March 5.

ITA AIRWAYS

ITA Airways has suspended flights to and from Tel Aviv and would not use the airspace of Israel, Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq and Iran until March 8 and extended its Dubai halt to March 4. Flights to and from Riyadh were also halted March 2–4.

JAPAN AIRLINES

Japan Airlines 9201.T suspended its Tokyo-Doha flights scheduled from February 28 to March 7 as well as its Doha/Tokyo flight on March 8.

LOT POLISH AIRLINES

LOT Polish Airlines said all of its flights to and from Tel Aviv were cancelled through March 19. The Polish airline also cancelled flights to Dubai until March 4 and to Riyadh until March 8.

LUFTHANSA

The German airline LHAG.DE suspended flights to and from Tel Aviv, Beirut, Amman, Dammam, Erbil and Tehran until March 8 and flights to and from Dubai until March 4.

MALAYSIA AIRLINES

The Malaysian carrier suspended all flights to and from Doha, Jeddah, and Madinah until March 4.

NORWEGIAN AIR

The Nordic airline NAS.OL suspended all flights to and from Dubai until March 9. A company spokesperson said the carrier did not suspend flights to Tel Aviv or Beirut as these destinations are only active in summer.

PEGASUS PGSUS.IS

The Turkish airline said it had cancelled its flights to Iraq, Jordan, and Lebanon until March 6 and its flights to Iran until March 12. All flights to Egypt from Pegasus were cancelled until March 2, except those from Cairo Airport.

SINGAPORE AIRLINES

The Singaporean carrier SIAL.SI said it had cancelled flights to and from Dubai through March 7. Its low-cost airline Scoot cancelled flights to and from Jeddah through March 7.

QATAR AIRWAYS

The airline said it suspended flights to and from Doha due to the closure of Qatari airspace.

TAROM

Romania's flag carrier said that it had suspended all flights to and from Tel Aviv, Beirut, and Amman through March 2. Flights to and from Tel Aviv on March 3 are still under review.

TURKISH AIRLINES

The airline THYAO.IS cancelled some flights to and from Bahrain, Dammam, Riyadh, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Syria and United Arab Emirates.

TUS AIRWAYS

The Cypriot airline cancelled all its flights to and from Israel until March 5.

WIZZ AIR

The airline WIZZ.L halted flights to and from Israel, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Amman and Saudi Arabia until March 7.

 (Compiled by Josephine Mason, Jamie Freed, Elviira Luoma, Tiago Brandao and Romolo Tosiani; Reporting by Reuters bureaus; Editing by Barbara Lewis, Louise Heavens, Christian Schmollinger and Matt Scuffham)

 ((Barbara.hm.Lewis@thomsonreuters.com;))